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Common Squirrel Cuckoo

Piaya cayana
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Tingazú
Alma-de-gato
Family: Cuculidae
Order: Cuculiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Cuculus cayanus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 575762
  Adult
Puerto viejo de sarapiqui
Heredia
Costa Rica
02/03/2024
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 272990
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
06/04/2018
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 53134
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/30/2014
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 39628
  Adult
Reserva Sapiranga
Bahia
Brazil
05/24/2013
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201058703/02/2024Costa RicaHerediaTico rainforest lodge, Puerto viejo de sarapiquiCarlos Schmidt
182045130/08/2023BrazilMato GrossoPorto Jofre, PantanalCarlos Schmidt
77348104/06/2018PeruCuzcoEntre Cock of te Rock Lodge y Pillcopata, Carretera al ManuCarlos Schmidt
15281930/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúCarlos Schmidt
11341424/05/2013BrazilBahiaReserva SapirangaCarlos Schmidt
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.